Rushes (album)


Rushes is a 1998 ambient techno album by The Fireman, a duo composed of Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
The title, when combined with the band name, references a lyric from the McCartney-penned Beatles song Penny Lane:
"And then the fireman rushes in / From the pouring rain / Very strange."
The album is Currently available for download on ITunes.

Recording

One line of lyrics included in the song "Palo Verde" was taken from an unreleased track of McCartney's, titled "Let Me Love You Always". Similarly, bits from another unreleased song, "Hey Now ", was used in "Bison", "Auraveda" and "7 a.m.". Both unreleased tracks were recorded at some point during 1995, at McCartney's The Mill studio. In an edition of Club Sandwich magazine, two more songs were mentioned: "Plum Jam" and "Through the Marshes". All of the tracks featured on the album were recorded early 1998. Youth later referred to this album as his proudest of the Fireman albums.

Release and reception

Better received than predecessor Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, Rushes is distinguished by not relying so much on McCartney's previous recordings.
Rushes was released in the UK on Hydra on 21 September 1998, while in the US it was released on 20 October 1998. The album was also released on double vinyl. Two 12" singles were released from the album, both mixes of "Fluid". The first 12", released on the same day as and with the same name as the album, contains the tracks "Fluid", "Appletree Cinnabar Amber", and an extended version of an album track titled "Bison ". The second 12" was released in 1999, as a limited edition of 3000, titled Fluid , and features three remixes of "Fluid" ", "Fluid " and "Fluid and the album version of "Bison". Like the duo's first album, Rushes was a no-show on the charts and is also no longer in print.

Track listing

All songs written by The Fireman.
  1. "Watercolour Guitars" – 5:48
  2. "Palo Verde" – 11:56
  3. "Auraveda" – 12:51
  4. "Fluid" – 11:19
  5. "Appletree Cinnabar Amber" – 7:12
  6. "Bison" – 2:40
  7. "7 a.m." – 7:49
  8. "Watercolour Rush" – 1:45